“Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities and in…
“After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: ‘Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for true and just…
A line from the great American poet Mary Oliver provokes and haunts me, almost on the daily:Tell me, what is it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious…
I was sitting in the coffee shop two weeks ago discussing an upcoming sermon with my friend Joe, a rabbi with whom I regularly meet to compare notes on the…
I am reading the sermons of Martin Luther for Advent and Christmas, and finding him more fascinating and compelling than I thought he would be. And also surprising. The two…
Advent begins today. I cannot think of a year when I was more personally ready for it. This has been a year of delay, disruption, of dashed expectations… of waiting…
A teacher put Brother Lawrence's beautiful book, The Practice of the Presence of God, in my hands many years ago. I instantly fell in love with it, and have spent…
When we come to prayer, the God to whom we pray, if we pray as Christians, is the God stipulated by the Threefold Name - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.…
I love America. I suppose it almost goes without saying, since I’ve lived here all my life and have little to compare it to, outside of occasional visits elsewhere. But…
After the clamor of Good Friday, there is the quiet of Holy Saturday. But what even is Holy Saturday? Frankly, I think it is one of the most beautiful and…
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